Earth and Fire: contributions to the study of Italian terracotta sculpture
A major international conference
Saturday 13 April 2002
10.30 - 17.00
Lecture Theatre
The exhibition, Earth and Fire, examines the full range of Italian
terracotta sculpture between 1400 and 1800, including works by Ghiberti,
Donatello, Bernini and Canova. Finished works will be juxtaposed with
terracotta models, and linked with related drawings and paintings. The
themes of the exhibition will be explored in depth by a distinguished panel
of international scholars and conservators who will present the results of
recent research. Their work complements and explores the themes of the
exhibition and the accompanying book.
Topics to be considered include:
- the changing use of the bozzetto or model from the 15th to the 18th centuries
- changes in sculptors’ workshop practice
- what conservation can tell us about sculptors’ working methods
- the materials and techniques of terracotta sculpture
The programme of lectures and case studies is aimed at art historians, art
history students, curators, conservators, and others with a broad interest
in the history of terracottas and Italian sculpture.
Programme
10.00: Museum opens
10.10: Registration and coffee
10.30: Introduction and announcements - Francis Pugh, Higher Education
Organiser, Learning & Visitor Services, V&A; Welcome - Dr Paul Williamson,
Keeper of Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics and Glass, V&A
10.45: Current investigations into some early Florentine reliefs -
Charlotte Hubbard, Senior Sculpture Conservator, V&A
11.15: Afterthoughts on Benedetto da Maiano’s busts of Filippo Strozzi -
Bruce Boucher, Professor of the History of Art, University College London
and curator of the exhibition
11.40: Bernini terracottas: technical analysis, modelling technique,
authorship - Anthony Sigel, Harvard University Art Museums
12.10: Questions and discussion - Chair: Peta Motture, Sculpture Curator,
Department of Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics and Glass, V&A
12.40: Lunch in the Gamble Room and opportunity to visit the exhibition
14.00: The fluctuating fortunes of Florentine terracotta sculpture in the
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries - Alfredo Bellandi, Florence
14.30: Bozzetti and modelli from the collection of the late
seventeenth-century sculptor and restorer Francesco Antonio Fontana - Dr
Elena Bianca Di Gioia, Musei Capitolini, Rome
1500: Tea
1520: Two terracottas by Bernardino Ludovisi - Sergej Androssov, The State
Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
15.40: Canova’s use of clay models: spontaneity and perfection - Dr
Johannes Myssok, Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Münster
16.10: Concluding Remarks by Professor Irving Lavin
16.25: Questions and discussion - Chair: Bruce Boucher
17.00: Conference ends
Fees for the Earth and Fire: contributions to the study of Italian
Terracotta conference
Booking code:xxxxxxxxxxx
Full rate: £40
Concessionary rates: Senior Citizens, Friends and Patrons of the V&A, £34
Students on state-funded courses: £15
Registered disabled people and ES40 holders: £12.50
Ticket price includes morning coffee, sandwich lunch, afternoon tea and
entrance to the exhibition.
Tickets available from the Box Office +44 (0)20 7942 2209.
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The Society for Renaissance Studies first national conference
Clifton Hill House, University of Bristol
12-14 September 2003
Call for papers
This conference is intended to be a wide-ranging event, providing a forum
for all those interested in Renaissance studies in Britain and further
afield. Offers of papers are welcomed from any disciplinary area either on
one of the following themes, or on any Renaissance topic. Proposals,
abstracts (maximum 300 words), and single-page CVs should be submitted by
15 November 2002 to the relevant organizer(s) as set out below. The use of
e-mail is encouraged. Papers should be of 20-25 minutes duration.
Humanism and Reading
Dr David Rundle
Lyell Research Fellow in Palaeography
Corpus Christi College
Oxford OX1 4JF
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Professor Martin McLaughlin
Magdalen College
Oxford OX1 4AU
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Gender
Dr Abigail Brundin
St Catherine's College
Cambridge CB2 1RL
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Miss Mary Rogers
25A Upbrook Mews
London W2 3HG
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Material Culture
Dr Phil Withington
Centre for Early Modern Studies
Crombie Annexe
Meston Walk
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen AB24 3FX
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Dr Cathy Shrank
Centre for Early Modern Studies
Crombie Annexe
Meston Walk
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen AB24 3FX
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Papers on other topics should be sent to the conference organiser:
Professor Judith Bryce
Department of Italian
University of Bristol
19 Woodland Road
Bristol BS8 1TE
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Tel. +44 (0)117 928 8610
Fax +44 (0)117 928 8143
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Rupert Shepherd
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Material Renaissance Project
Essex House
University of Sussex
Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QQ, U.K.
Tel. +44 (0)1273 872544 Fax +44 (0)1273 678644
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